January 12, 2020 In this talk, Fugan explores how our sense of balance simultaneously grounds us and allows us to flow.

Gessho explores our relationship to planetary crisis through the koan Nanquan Kills a Cat

Joshin Sensei gives the final talk of our 2019 winter retreat: She talks about how we separate from our True Nature and what to do about it… Recorded December 30, 2019

Ryotan Sensei gives the fourth talk of our winter retreat.  Put aside your fear and dive into the waters of life. Recorded December 30, 2019

Enkyo Roshi gives the first talk of our 2019 Winter Retreat at the Garrison Institute. She first introduces our practice leader Joren Drury, and then opens up the gate of non-duality as presented in our study text Zen Echoes. Recorded December 27th, 2019

In this talk, Roshi notes that the pursuit of enlightenment might have brought many to Zen, but she emphasizes that realizing our interconnectedness through social engagement is the fruit of practice. She illustrates this with passages from Yongjia Xuanjue’s “Song of Enlightenment.” Recorded December 22, 2019

December 19, 2019 Invoking Master Zuigan, Shinryu addresses the mental health epidemic among students today and what meditation practice has to offer.

Meditation allows us to see our addiction to ourselves, and practice in community can wean us off the behavioral habits fueling this addiction. Then we can meet reality, just as it is. Recorded December 15th, 2019

Tokuyu Hoshi takes up the koan “Caoshan’s Fulfillment of Filial Piety” to examine how we can more skillfully work with our most difficult emotions. In our sadness, shame and embarrassment, perhaps we can notice that they’re fine, actually—that we have nothing to hide. Recorded December 12, 2019.

Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis Guest teacher David Loy exposes the roots of consumerism while drawing a resonant parallel between our individual sense of lacking something, and a society structured to profit from and reinforce this sense of lacking on a global scale. Recorded November 24th, 2019